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veep

noun \ˈvēp\

; especially : the Vice President of the United States

Full Definition of VEEP

:  vice president
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Origin of VEEP

from v. p. (abbreviation for vice president)
First Known Use: 1949

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

Rhymes with VEEP

beep, bleep, cheap, cheep, creep, deep, heap, jeep, Jeep, keep, leap, neap, neep, peep, reap, seep, sheep, sleep, steep, sweep, threap, weep

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